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AC = 90o
.R 90o

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INSCRIBED ANGLE
• An inscribed angle is an angle whose vertex is on a
circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle. The
arc that lies in the interior of an inscribed angle and has
endpoints on the angle is called the intercepted arc of
the angle.
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Time!!!!
Follow the steps and find out how to determine the
measure of the inscribed angle.
• STEP 1: Create a circle.
• Step 2: Create an inscribed angle
• Step 3: Measure the intercepted arc and as well as the
inscribed angle.
• Step 4: Compare the measure of the intercepted arc and
the measure of the inscribed angle.

The measure of the inscribed angle is

one half of the measure of its intercepted
arc.
• Step 5: Try to move the end points on the circle to change
the measure of the inscribed angle. Does the measure of
the inscribed angle still one half of its intercepted arc?

 The measure of the inscribed angle is still

one half of the measure of its intercepted
arc.
Theorem on Inscribed Angle
• 1. If an angle is inscribed in a circle, then the measure of the
angle equals one-half the measure of its intercepted arc (or the
measure of the intercepted arc is twice the measure of the
inscribed angle).
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• 2. If two inscribed angles of a circle (or congruent circles)
intercept congruent arcs or the same arc, then the angles are
congruent.
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• 3. If an inscribed angle of a circle intercepts a semicircle, then
the angle is a right angle.
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• 4. If a quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle, then its opposite
angles are supplementary.
Activity Time! “The Connection”
• Use the figure and the given information to answer the following questions.
Use the string to match the answer to the other point on the circle.
• A. If m∟DCE = 75o, what is m∟DBE?
• B. If m EB = 86o , what is m∟ECB?
• C. If m∟BED = 92o, what is m∟DCB?
• D. If CE is a semi-circle, what is m∟EBC?
• E. If DC ≈ EB and mDC = 60o, what is m∟ECB?

Connect your answer here

It’s a STAR! Good Job!
Q – Time!
• Complete the sentence by filling the blank.
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1. ________________ is an angle whose vertex is on a circle
and whose sides contain chords of the circle.
2. If an angle is inscribed in a circle, then the measure of the
angle equals _______ the measure of its intercepted arc.
3. If two inscribed angles of a circle (or congruent circles)
intercept congruent arcs or the same arc, then the angles are
___________.
4. If an inscribed angle of a circle intercepts a semicircle, then
the angle is a ________ .
5. If a quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle, then its opposite
angles are _____________.
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